A Lansing, Pennsylvania, man accused of whipping and locking his five children in a dark, bedroom as punishment has been arrested on child abuse, unlawful imprisonment and gun charges.Police say 32-year-old Yenier Conde was arraigned Friday and ordered held on bond.His wife, 28-year-old Sarah Conde, already has been arraigned in the case.The Lansing State Journal has reported that their children were kept without food or water in a room one officer described as a “dungeon.”The children were reportedly given diapers instead of being allowed to use the bathroom. At times, they had to relieve themselves elsewhere in the room. The oldest child told investigators that he and his siblings would break holes in the walls to try to escape and to pass food and water through. He said his mother had, at times, tried to help them escape and given them food and water through a heating vent. He said he and his siblings were beaten when they tried to escape. A Child Protective Services report states Sarah Conde lined the children up and pointed a loaded gun at them. "She almost shot us. She made us stand in a line," the oldest boy said. "She was laughing with her gun. She was about to shoot us. She said, 'Stand in a line so that the blood can spill on (the oldest boy) and then (he) can come up front and I can shoot him.'"When she pulled the trigger, the gun jammed. "I was scared," the youngest child told investigators. "She clicked on the gun...She wasn't even playing on it. I was scared because I was afraid that she was going to shoot us." She told the children they got lucky. The abuse was discovered in 2017. The children are now between the ages of 6 and 11 and are in foster care. The four are still not fully toilet trained, according to a CPS report. Three of the children had not seen a dentist in years and had rotting teeth that needed to be extracted. Two of the kids were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and all have thought and mood disorders. The couple has lost custody.Yenier Conde has an Aug. 10 hearing. Sarah Conde has an Aug. 3 hearing.

Lansing, Pennsylvania —

A Lansing, Pennsylvania, man accused of whipping and locking his five children in a dark, bedroom as punishment has been arrested on child abuse, unlawful imprisonment and gun charges.

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Police say 32-year-old Yenier Conde was arraigned Friday and ordered held on bond.

His wife, 28-year-old Sarah Conde, already has been arraigned in the case.

The Lansing State Journal has reported that their children were kept without food or water in a room one officer described as a “dungeon.”

The children were reportedly given diapers instead of being allowed to use the bathroom. At times, they had to relieve themselves elsewhere in the room.

The oldest child told investigators that he and his siblings would break holes in the walls to try to escape and to pass food and water through. He said his mother had, at times, tried to help them escape and given them food and water through a heating vent.

He said he and his siblings were beaten when they tried to escape.

A Child Protective Services report states Sarah Conde lined the children up and pointed a loaded gun at them.

"She almost shot us. She made us stand in a line," the oldest boy said. "She was laughing with her gun. She was about to shoot us. She said, 'Stand in a line so that the blood can spill on (the oldest boy) and then (he) can come up front and I can shoot him.'"

When she pulled the trigger, the gun jammed.

"I was scared," the youngest child told investigators. "She clicked on the gun...She wasn't even playing on it. I was scared because I was afraid that she was going to shoot us."

She told the children they got lucky.

The abuse was discovered in 2017. The children are now between the ages of 6 and 11 and are in foster care. The four are still not fully toilet trained, according to a CPS report.

Three of the children had not seen a dentist in years and had rotting teeth that needed to be extracted. Two of the kids were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and all have thought and mood disorders.